Love Bombing: What It Really Feels Like to Be Groomed by a Narcissist Love bombing isn’t romantic. It’s not fate, it’s not passion, and it sure as hell isn’t love. It’s marketing. Emotional clickbait. Grooming disguised as your soulmate. And by the time you realise what’s happening, you’re already trapped in the trailer of a …
Author Archives: Fox Emerson
Surviving BPD and NPD: ADHD, Addiction, and Everything in Between
Surviving BPD and NPD: ADHD, Addiction, and Everything in Between This isn’t a sob story. It’s not some humblebrag about resilience. This is a documentation of psychological warfare. It’s about surviving someone with BPD and NPD. It’s about what happens when untreated Borderline Personality Disorder meets narcissistic personality traits, hard drugs, zero accountability, ADHD, Autism, …
Submit Erotic Stories for Guest Post.
Let’s get something straight. This is not a call for just any writer.This is for the bold. The honest. The unfiltered. Those who want to submit erotic stories, real life crime drama, a traumatic experience story, a blog about something gritty, signinficant or unbelievable. If you’re an indie author with something real to say, a …
Good Luck Getting Rid of Me: Surviving a Malignant Narcissist and a Real-Life Psychopath
This isn’t fiction. This is what actually happened. And it’s still happening. I wish the story I’m about to tell you was fiction, like most of the others I’ve written. But it’s not. Like most terrifying experiences we survive, we wish they’d never happened. But that’s not how life works, unfortunately. I’m not the only …
Changing Worlds
I did think that Covid would change our lives quite a bit, but the Chinese people being in lockdown 3 years on and finally uprising was not on my 2022 bingo card. Our lives in London have moved forward as though nothing ever happened. Well, not quite as care-free as I suggest. I’m at London …
The Spiral
The Spiral Why Am I So Invisible? You’re so handsome. Those lightly colored cheeks, and that slightly narrow nose and those full lips that make me think of pasta sauce. Your green eyes as the light coming through the train windows bounces off them, even as you focus on your phone. I notice others admire …
An Hour of Your Time
Two young men appeared at my door; both well-dressed in a casual style and both carrying old-fashioned brief-cases. While neither of them flashed sun-blinding pearly whites, they looked friendly and curious. One had cropped short- dark, hair and the other was a traditional blonde with hair only slightly shorter. The lack of polish in their shoes and wrinkles in their clothes made it clear they weren’t military nor corporate. In fact, both their shirts and trousers were in various forms of wrinkled. I assumed scholars, students or scientists.
Are All Reviews Fake?
Reviews are big business and fake ones are easily bought. Watch out, that fry pan may not be genuinely ‘amazing’.
An Hour of your Time pt 2
Continued from part one… I closed and locked the door and carefully navigated down the 3 worn – fading, pink concrete steps and onto a path that had more cracks in it than my face did, with at least 3 generations of weeds trying to completely cover the narrow path. The path and I had …
Ricki oh Ricky
Ricky – not short for anything, and simply named so because his dad liked it and had apparently decided that’s what he’d call their only son. Ricky was an alleged disappointment from the very beginning. He wasn’t able to play catch – of any type, he seemed to have two left feet when it came …
To Judge or not to Judge
That is the Answer Imagine that life is a sliding scale of feminine to masculine and that there is no right or wrong. You don’t have to be any one thing and you can choose where you fit; probably somewhere in between. Extremely feminine? Cool. Kind of masculine? Ok. Don’t want to state it? No …
The Cigar Shaped Object
A musing on the origins of Oumuamua As the sun grew brighter, and the days longer, I noted the temperament of those around me darken. My Father – a self-confessed recluse who watched the world through suspicious eyes – almost disappeared completely into his armchair. By sharp contrast, my Mother was chirpier than usual; baking …
The Star
Thousands of voices cheered; roared, clapped and stamped their feet to be heard; to show their admiration and appreciation for her enduring talent, and to encourage her to continue. Nobody wanted her to stop – not when she was in full-swing, singing hit after hit after hit after hit. She was The Cleo – the …
When Harry Married Henry
Henry couldn’t remember not hating his name. He’d always felt that it belonged in black and white movies. By the time he’d turned 20, he was better known as Hank. Hank thought Sydney Harbor’s Boys’ School was an ok school, with the only real good thing that came out of that was having spent 3 …
Send Me an Angel
Send Me an Angel The sound beyond the door was unmistakably that of footsteps as I prayed for God to send me an angel. They drew closer, causing Luca to tighten his grip on the quilt and pull it over half of his face. Though the filtered moonlight was dim, he could see that his …
Is Aging a Disease?
Is Aging a Disease? Homosexuality was considered a disease as recently as in 1974, yet as of 2018, homosexuals (doesn’t that oversized word conjure up images of beefy, hairy men in chaps?) can marry in most culturally advanced countries around the world. We’ve come a long way in terms of attitudes towards minority groups; so …
Suing God, I Am Suing You
Dear God, I Am Suing You I am taking Legal and Moral action against you. I hereby lodge criminal proceedings against you, for the following list of crimes: Criminal Negligence causing bodily harm Fraud and Lying Conspiring to create a world of chaos There are others, but this will suffice for now. Criminal Negligence causing …
Turn That Frown Upside Down
Turn That Frown Upside Down The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the whole truth about happiness. All you need to do is turn that frown upside down. I’ve got a secret. My smile is fake. It’s not real. More often than not, it’s borrowed. I may even have bought it, or perhaps I …
Stay Afloat, Don’t Drown, Be Positive and Be Happy
Stay Afloat, Don’t Drown, Be Positive and Be Happy Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone – from Ella Wheeler’s poem from 1883 titled, “Solitude”. A lesson in how to be happy. Stay Afloat 2018 continues to drown us with technological advancements which we must learn, new methods that we …
Death’s Been Knocking on the Door
Death’s Been Knocking on the Door The family chatted loudly and with great passion and animation as the car idled on the sidewalk, forcing Sunday strollers to detour around it, while I – with all of the wisdom of a six year-old – saw the open door as an invitation and jumped onto the driver’s …
Humans are Alien Babies from Long, Long Ago
In Circle in the Sand – I’ve hypothesised that humans lived on Mars, before moving to Earth. I also hint that humans may have evolved even before Mars from somewhere else, perhaps even in another solar system. Did we come from Mars? Let’s look at the evidence for and against. Yes, we’re talking about either …
What happens to us when we Die?
What happens to us when we Die? I refuse to believe that there’s an empty void waiting for us at the end of our lives. What happens to us when we die? Remember when we were babies and we looked at our parents as though they were God-like beings who had all the answers? When …
The Changing Landscape
The Changing Landscape Times, they are a-changing. Women are wearing pant-suits and cutting their hair short, while men grow ponytails (top-knots) and wear dresses, and gay men and women are legally marrying. This marks the beginning of a new era of acceptance in the ever-growing and changing landscape. We’re evolving ladies and gentlemen. Don’t like …
The Meaning of Time and Other Cyclical Nonsense
The Meaning of Time and Other Cyclical Nonsense A Pointless Short Story. Or is it? “Let’s do this,” he asked her, it was a question – but sounded like it wasn’t. “You know what’s going to happen this time? Don’t…” the look of sadness was unmistakable. “Hey…shhhh” he leaned in closer, they could not have …
An Amazon Drone is Gonna Start Dropping From the Sky!
An Amazon Drone is Gonna Start Dropping From the Sky! Or some fucking redneck’s gonna shoot ’em If I told you that an Amazon drone is about to deliver directly to your apartment in London within an hour of you clicking send, you’d think I was taking the proverbial piss. But it’s not something that …
The Alien Agenda is to Shove Hot Pokers up your Bum
The Alien Agenda Somewhere on Uranus, a group of egg-headed, mustard-coloured, yellow aliens with eyes remarkably similar to a Pokemon’s are scheming the demise of the human race. The biggest obstacle to the alien agenda is our Goddamn fighting spirit – oh, we’re a pesky race, reknowned through the galaxy for being stubborn, stoic and …
The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars
Travel to Mars: The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars Just Got Real Travel to Mars sounds like something ripped from a sci-fi novel. Which is funny, because it is. Specifically, mine. But these days, that fantasy is becoming suspiciously plausible. Rockets are launching, billionaires are posturing, and scientists are whispering the words Mars colonisation …
Night Terrors
Night Terrors Another victim scrambles for the light switch At some point during my teen years, I discovered that I would never sleep in a dark room due to continual night terrors that had plagued me since birth. My father bought me an orange night-light, which proceeded to fill my room with an eerie orange …
What to do if your phone is stolen
What to do if your phone is stolen Don’t panic, they don’t want your data I wish I’d read useful ‘what to do if your phone is stolen’ advice over two weeks ago. I’d left my friend after a great dinner in Kings Cross – London, in which I’d had two pints of beer and …
Aliens and the Afterlife
Aliens and the Afterlife Where did we come from? There are several species of aliens out there and some have even been in contact with certain people on Earth. Though those people aren’t necessarily those that you think. They might not be the white house representatives and you can bet your current wardrobe that even …
Where Do We Go When We Die?
Where Do We Go When We Die? The catholics believe that we go to heaven and the bad people go to hell and that’s what I was taught as a child by strict, Roman Catholic parents. I have a distinct memory of asking my Father, where do we go when we die? His response? Fuck …
How to Become Famous in 24 Hours and Lose Weight in the Process
How to Become Famous in 24 Hours and Lose Weight in the Process And other nonsensical suggestions for you The best advice anyone will give you about how to become famous is by considering what you’re going to become famous for, first. Then, systematically and methodically apply your talents – or lack of, towards achieving …
Circles in the Sand
Circles in the Sand I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately, because as I write this, Monique has rapidly declined in health. At this point in time, while in a hospice in North London, we’re hoping for a miracle. This brings me to the book I’m writing, called Circles in the Sand and why …
The Meaningful Ribbon
The Meaningful Ribbon We sail through our lives, often without a care. Things flow smoothly – sure, there are ups and downs, but they are just bumps and hurdles that we quickly overcome, but generally, we live our lives with ease. Until something comes along that requires you to get The Meaningful Ribbon. If you …
We All Get The Holiday Blues
Holiday Blues The minute you arrive at home – after a trip away, the holiday blues set in. I’ve just returned from a two week trip to Italy, where I caught up with family and friends in Rome, Caserta and Naples. I’m still smiling and laughing at the jokes that were told, licking my lips …
How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?
How Much Sex Is Too Much Guilty. I’m dirty-minded, perverted, deviant. Yet still, I wonder how much sex is too much? I’ve written sex scenes that are pretty…um, explicit. Because it fits into the story line and it is a natural progression between the two characters or simply because it just felt like they needed …
Why its Ok Being Weird and Other Terrible Advice
Why its Ok Being Weird and Other Terrible Advice Should I Conform to the Sheeple? I’m going to tell you a little secret. STOP BEING BORING and trying to be like everyone else. It’s not going to get you anywhere nor is it going to make you happy. The secret unreachable magic of life is …
New Short Gay Fiction Story
New Short Gay Fiction Story Because Short Stories are so Easy to Read For those of you who enjoyed my Short Gay Fiction Story – A Boy Called Q and the sequel – The Life of Q are going to be happy to hear that there’s a new one on the way. It’s another short, …
Going Full Circle
Going Full Circle A popular theory amongst certain scientists is that time is not linear, it is cyclical. Try and get your head around this: the future has already happened and the past is yet to happen. If that is true, no wonder we might often feel like we are going full circle. Going full …
Chasing Butterflies
Chasing Butterflies Like a curious child full of hope and desire, I’m chasing butterflies. I’ve thought about it so much that I feel that I’ve spent my entire life obsessing over it. I’ve had it, used it, lived within it and gone past it many, many times and yet, here I am today still in …
What is a Digital Nomad
What is a Digital Nomad And how to find them… What is a digital nomad? It’s people like me who work online and digitally and quite often don’t have offices. That doesn’t mean we’re homeless – far from it – it means we’re officeless. Nor does it mean we’re jobless. Many of us earn a …
We Seem to be Angry all the Time
We Seem to be Angry all the Time Road rage The information superhighway gets me what I want and fast. But what frustrates the hell out of me is how real life highways are incredibly slow in comparison. We sit behind that very slow car and wait patiently while they try and work out whether …
Why WE Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves
Why WE Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves Because we created a world filled with terror. We created ISIS. When the US led NATO went in and destabilized the Middle East, we left millions of people without homes. Now we’re arguing about who should take those refugees in…that’s why we should be ashamed of ourselves. We …
Is Cannabis Oil a Cancer Cure or Hype?
Is Cannabis Oil a Cancer Cure or Hype? When a loved one’s life hangs in the balance, we want any cancer cure Because you, or someone you know has cancer or you’ve simply heard the marijuana hype and now you’re wondering if there’s a cancer cure in cannabis oil. I know, I am one of …
Think Like a Millennial or Risk Being in the Dark
Think Like a Millennial Because things are done faster, smarter…or not done at all. What is a Millennial generation anyway? Why is it so important for so many people to understand the importance to think like a Millennial? Let’s race through the last 70 something years and have a quick recap so that we’re on …
Hollywood Romance Books
Hollywood Romance Books I did it. I wrote and published my first Hollywood Romance Novel. Phew. Imagine if you were thrown into the spotlight at just 16. How would you cope? What would change in your world? How do you think your relationships with family and friends would adjust to such a different existence? Most …
Writing about Sex Rape and Drugs
Writing about Sex Rape and Drugs Imagine that YOU are my next book I’m a perverted, disgusting, filthy-minded man who writes about topics which nearly always feature sex rape and drugs. But not just normal, missionary-style sex, oh no…I’m getting into rough sex, sex with lies that trick you into having drugs against your will. …
Being Original When Being Genuine is Better
Being Original Can’t be original? Be genuine instead. Being original is almost…dare I say it, impossible. It’s all been done before. The art of originality has been lost, convoluted, diluted, shaken and stirred – then thrown out or simply forgotten. The more we try to be original, the more we discover it’s not only been …
Must Read and Best Books for 2017
Best Books Where are those hidden gems? My best books. Nothing beats curling up with a hot drink (or a strong vino) in your favorite reading spot, reading the best books. A book will take you from that armchair anywhere you want to go. Fantasy It’s not just J.K. Rowling who magically whisked us away …
Pop Singers
Pop Singers Glitz, Glamor and Candy for your Ears Teenagers are sexually growing beings who obsess over something that gives them escapism. Some people love to read, others get lost in a movie or a TV series, while others, while away the time obsessing over their favorite artists – including Pop Singers. Fans of science …
Is Bromance Gay?
Is Bromance Gay? No smart person could question… is bromance gay? Especially if they understood what Bromance is. A bromance is a close relationship between two guys that isn’t sexual in nature and usually very intense. In today’s far-too-complicated world of stereotypes and seemingly-necessary labels it seems that we must categorise everyone. If two guys are remarkably …
Remaining Positive in Difficult Times
Remaining Positive in Difficult Times And avoiding the shitstorm that life often throws at us Lesson number 1, don’t talk politics with others, even friends and family. We all have an opinion and are entitled to it, even when you hear that opinion and your fists clench, your eyes water and even Superman couldn’t hold …
Reality is a Distortion Created by Hollywood
Reality is a Distortion Created by Hollywood But is that a good thing or a bad thing? Aliens with acid for blood managed to wipe out an entire ship, while Darth Vader went over to the dark side. The Illuminati became an internet conspiracy favorite for being the elites who secretly control the world and …
The Magician
The Magician Trump’s Sleight of Hand The world is in awe of the greatest magician history has ever seen. Donald Trump’s sleight of hand is unbeatable. He is, without question, the magician of the century with an audience of billions. Without question, 2017 thus far has proven that the orange man is by far the …
Lucy
Lucy An Inspiring Story About Discovering Yourself I’m almost finished my book titled Lucy and I’m just a little excited about the story. Lucy is an overnight sensation and a singer with an angelic voice that captivates the hearts of millions. In a small town – somewhere in New York State – Lucy is a …
Should Parenting Require a License?
Should Parenting Require a License? Child abuse, drug abuse – who decides whether parenting require a license? It’s none of your business whether or not your neighbor’s are bad parents. Or is it? What if you were later to discover that those people sexually abused their children? Should parenting require a license? Would it be …
Accidentally Entering Cougar Town – Turn Back Now!
Meanwhile in Cougar Town Accidentally Cougar Town Liesel had a hangover, but still she made it to work, even if the bags under her eyes were big enough for a grocery shop and the bottom of her mouth tasted only marginally like the bottom of a birdcage. Either way, she had no idea that this …
How to Broach a Difficult Subject and Risk Losing Someone
How to Broach a Difficult Subject Are You Being a Friend or a Foe? It’s incredibly difficult isn’t it? Telling someone something that they probably don’t want to hear. But if you don’t tell them, who will? There’s never a right way on how to broach a difficult subject with someone you care about. Whether …
Is Trump Going to Cause WW3?
Is Trump Going to Cause WW3? The answer is scary As I’ve been writing The Peace Ambassador, I researched top reasons why we’d experience an apocalypse. In my first apocalyptic book – Mr 303, I chose a virus, because it seemed the most likely cause. Had I known then that Donald Trump was going to …
Visit Your Home Town
Visit Your Home Town When Memories Are Better Than The Visit We grow as people; some of us more than others. When you leave a place and move on, you expect to return to some changes, though in your mind, those faces and those places should remain exactly the same. When you’ve been away for …
Reviews and How to Get FREE Stuff
Reviews The New Customer Service Satisfaction Proof and How to get Free Stuff Once upon a time, before the intenet, businesses received letters from satisfied customers letting them know that their product or service was great. There are still many places today who have letters on the wall in a physical business, for all to …
Humans in the Future
Humans in the Future The Exciting Prospects Have you ever thought of humans in the future and wondered what our great grandchildren will be like? Ever wondered if we will have colonised Mars and have bases on the Moon and possibly even gone further? What about whether or not there would be such advancements in …
Books About Life Lessons
Books About Life Lessons The Tough Stuff That’s Hard to Read If you’d asked me a year ago whether I’d be writing full-time on books about life lessons, I would have laughed. Then life got in the way and before I knew it, I’d transferred to Florence in Italy and due to circumstances out of …
The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog
The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog There are too many holes for this to be true The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog. But was the dog lazy? Or is this just one point of view? Did the Fox jump? Or was he pushed? And the question I’ve been dying …
Latest Gay Book – The Life of Q Continues
Latest Gay Book The Life of Q This latest gay book – not because I write gay books exclusively, but because I started on the theme and have to finish what I started – is out in a few days. After a relatively successful response for A Boy Called Q – my free short story …
Age is Just a Number
Age Is Just A Number And numbers can be inconsequential I talked to a 20 year old recently about the idea of a world without money this week, because I’m compiling information for a new book i am writing. I’m curious about many things, especially whether Age is just a number. I’ll come to this …
Meaningless Sex Is No Longer Meaningful
Meaningless Sex Is No Longer Meaningful Sex that becomes meaningless, when it started off with the sole purpose of being meaningless Most guys think about sex a lot; it’s quite natural. Me? I write about it a lot. Whether it’s female prostitutes or male bisexual prostitutes, or even highly erotic short stories, I’m writing down …
Living Without Money
Living Without Money Can We Do It? I often fantasize about a world without money. This fantasy can get a little utopian… there’s a certain medieval feel to it and I imagine people doing things because we want to, not because we have to. I’m obviously delusional because, well… living without money isn’t possible. Or …
Toxic Friendships and Why We Tolerate Them
Toxic Friendships No matter how long you’ve known some people, you’re going to realise one day that they might have changed. Most of the time that’s a good thing; growth is good for all of us. However, there are the occasional times when it isn’t such a good thing. When a friendship turns toxic, the …
The Peace Ambassador
The Peace Ambassador A Story About Resolving Terrorism I had a dream…and throughout the night, I kept coming back to a story I created that was so real to me, that I woke up in a sweat – because it is actually 40 degrees celcius in Italy atm – and also because the dream was …
Dealing With a Break Up
Dealing With a Break Up Break Ups Suck – And Other Unhelpful Advice When Dealng With a Break Up “I’m really fine! I’m feeling great, positive and optimistic; I have so much else to look forward to,” she says as she sobs her heart out after telling me that she’s completely together, while dealing with …
Getting Citizenship in Italy
Getting Citizenship in Italy If you’ve been following along, you will know through my Permesso di Soggiorno part 1 that I arrived in Italy on the 5th of January, 2016 and I’ve been through the cheese grater while trying to get clarification on processes, procedures and correct information all in the hopes of getting citizenship …
PokemonGo Hacked
Here’s a fun way to make lots of enemies around the world in one day, bring down PokemonGo – the new smartphone game that’s literally taken the world by storm. There could be far worse things than the PokemonGo hacked incident, but let’s be honest, when something that brings so much enjoyment to hundreds of …
Top Steps to a Better Website
Top Steps to a Better Website Trying to work out why you aren’t appearing in Google results? Here’s some quick and easy tips on how to enhance performance, which will ultimately help you get closer to page 1 of Google results. Whether you’re an author, blogger, retailer, services or any other type of website, these Top …
The New Apartment Part Three
The New Apartment Part Three Ghosts in Florence – This is a continuation from Part Two… As the spring gently blended into summer, John spent the first couple of weeks getting to know Florence and trying to make new friends. He’d been a little surprised not to have heard from Adam again after their brief …
New Gay Themed Book Causes a Stir
New Gay Themed Book Causes a Stir I wrote a short gay themed book and was a little shocked to see it cause quite a stir. While I had a feeling that a section of the book would cause a stir, yes – I mean that kind of stir, I wasn’t quite expecting a bunch …
Imprisonment in Italy
Imprisonment in Italy My life of crime Guilty. I’m locked up and the key has been thrown far and yonder. I’m in imprisonment in Italy and all because I dared to reacquire my Italian Citizenship. God help me. The Italian government requires that should you have the audacity to try and reacquire your citizenship, you …
Is the Apocalypse Coming?
Is the Apocalypse Coming? Part 1 I wrote a book about the apocalypse and now I’m worried Perhaps you’ve read Mr 303 and came here looking for Part Two. Or maybe you’re looking for a glimpse of more apocalyptic shit or SHTF related stuff (Shit Hit The Fan). After writing a book about an impending doomsday, I began …
The Life of Q
The Life of Q Please do not read the following unless you have already read A Boy Called Q as it contains spoilers. This post is about the sequel, The Life of Q …OUT NOW So, you read A Boy Called Q and now you want to kill me for what happened to Q. Don’t …
Why Are People So Angry
Why Are People So Angry? When I was young – which to me feels like approximately 400 years ago – I didn’t see signs warning you not to attack the bus driver because heavy penalties and possible charges would apply. It was a given that a bus driver could get on with his day safely. …
Permesso di Soggiorno Part Three Residenza Elettiva
Permesso di Soggiorno Part Three – Residenza Elettiva The insane chronicles – Residenza Elettiva Whoever told you that moving to Italy would be filled with lots wine and good food, sunsets overlooking historically magnificent statues, might have over-simplified things. Its a bit like saying that its a little bit smokey during a house fire. It’s …
Suicide
Suicide Suicide is the unnecesary end of a life half lived Suicide – the tragic end of a life. Life is a mystery and at every turn, there’s going to be some surprises. Some people can’t cope with life and don’t want anymore surprises and choose to take their lives early. What a shame. When …
Toby – A Male Escort’s Journey
Toby – A Male Escort’s Journey Toby – a sample chapter is below. This is the beginning of the story, where it all begins. Dallas, Texas – Present Day Pelting rain against the back of his neck caused him to flinch, while the sound of thunder—as if to provide a soundtrack—boomed loudly in his ears. …
Sian – A Sample Chapter Mr 303 Part Two
Sian A Sample Chapter From Mr 303 Part Two The following is a sample chapter called Falling Stars, about Sian – a character from Mr 303 Part One and Two. Please note that this has not been edited or finalised. It is simply a rough draft and a teaser for those that have read the …
Bleugh
Bleugh A coherent, insightful, intelligent, helpful, honest request to review from the heart I stepped in dog shit and said, “Bleugh.” Occasionally, I’ll eat something that is off or not tasty and will say, “Bleugh.” Maybe, very infrequently, I might have watched a movie, read a book, or listened to a new tune and said, …
It Feels Like the Apocalypse Today
It Feels Like the Apocalypse Today Nothing heralds the end of times more than waking up to no gas and no water. Yes, that’s right folks, if you’re in Florence – Italy today, nobody had water this morning and a lot of people – myself included – had no gas. It felt like the start …
A Medici Brilliance in English
A Medici Brilliance in English A cultural 1 hour rundown of 300 years of Medici rulings Fuck me. I got lucky and managed to get myself invited along to a Medici brilliance in English, right here in Florence. There’s my cultural input on an enjoyable evening in Florence. Since I moved to Florence, I’ve met …
A Successful Author Spotlight on Reddit
A Successful Author Spotlight on Reddit WOW! What a night that was and so much fun too. 2,000 upvotes and over 350 comments and I thought I was going to get ignored on my very first ever Author Spotlight on Reddit. When I first spoke to the mods over at /r/books on Reddit about doing …
Wrong House Mother Fucker
Wrong House Mother Fucker When I was living in Perth, Australia, this red-back spider made the stupid mistake of coming into my house. Because as humans we react with fear, I grabbed a can of bug spray and coated him in white. My partner asked me, “what’s that white cotton wool ball scurrying away?” Wrong …
Apocalypse Is Coming
Apocalypse Is Coming It’s not just preppers, conspiracy theorists and wild-eyed ‘the aliens are coming’ enthusiasts who think the Apocalypse Is Coming. There’s signs of those who think the world as it is today, is about to change. Don’t believe me? Type in Google “Apocalypse Is Coming” and see how many results you get. Over …
Ending with a Preposition
Ending with a Preposition Eat My Prepositions Bitch You’ve been lied to. Yes, ending with a preposition is perfectly acceptable and in fact, encouraged in fictional writing. Often, when writing a story, unless you do end with a preposition, it may not make much sense. This may not sound like such a big deal, and …
Living La Vida Italiano
Living La Vida Italiano This is a side post to my Permesso di Soggiorno which I’m currently acquiring in order to regain Italian citizenship. And boy, what a ride it is. From being sent to one office to another – and being told several conflicting stories after another – my journey isn’t one I’d recomment …
Herbie and Kayla – Excerpt from Mr 303
Herbie and Kayla – Excerpt from Mr 303 The following is an excerpt from Mr 303, my new book which was released on March 31st, 2016. Available now on Amazon. Herbie drove along the freeway heading south while feeling a combination of excitement and apprehension. The drive from Perth to Mandurah should take just under …
The Apocalypse Book Release
The Apocalypse Book Release It’s an exciting day for an author after many months of writing, re-writing, editing, re-editing, re-writing, re-editing, deleting, re-writing…ok you get the picture. Months of perfecting a story finally comes to an end. The book is ready for others to judge. Insert visual of said author biting fingernails. Does it suck? …
Trolls on Forums
Trolls on Forums It is so easy to tell someone that they are a piece of shit human being when you are hiding your own ugly, puss-filled face behind a keyboard. You’re completely anonymous – so therefore, it is your God given right to slam anyone that you want, anytime, anywhere, any way you fucking …
Sexual Identity
Sexual Identity Identification Labels and Other Corrections So, over the last few months, as I’ve been writing a book about a bisexual prostitute living in Barcelona, I did a ton of research on sexuality and sexual identity and became a little confused myself. I’ve also written a short tale about a young guy who experiments …
Getting Old and Looking Older
Getting Old and Looking Older Whether you’re 25 and starting to get concerned with some hairloss, or 45 and worrying about bags under your eyes…oh and let’s not forget about wrinkles, at some point, the majority of us will become concerned about Getting Old and Looking Older. As soon as I finished writing Toby, who …
How to Write Your First Book
How to Write Your First Book And get it to sell When you were a kid, you learned to walk, you fell out of tree houses – scraped your knee, maybe even broke a limb or two. You got up, continued to perfect this thing we call trying-to-grow up. Along the way, you accumulated some …